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The FDA authorized, and the CDC recommended, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine as a first booster dose for adults who would not otherwise receive one.

AHA received a $1.5 million grant from the CDC to support COVID-19 vaccine confidence efforts through September 2023, including working with the Children’s Hospital Association on pediatric vaccination.

Medicare Administrative Contractors will pay 340B hospitals Average Sales Price plus 6%, rather than ASP minus 22.5%, for all CY 2022 drug claims with modifier “JG,” CMS confirmed for AHA yesterday.

The AHA and AMA filed a friend-of-the-court brief claiming the revised independent dispute resolution process for determining payment for out-of-network services under the No Surprises Act skews the arbitration results in commercial insurers’ favor.

In the latest podcast in AHA’s Advancing Health podcast series on leading initiatives to transform care and advance equity, NorthShore University HealthSystem credits its success improving clinical outcomes and equity to its “Look, listen and learn” approach, which earned the Illinois-based health system a 2022 AHA Quest for Quality Citation of Merit.

State Medicaid, mental health and other agencies can apply through Dec. 19 for up to $1 million each to develop Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics.

The AHA and its Physician Alliance today released a guide to help hospital and health system leaders prioritize and support a robust succession planning program for their organization, based on challenges and opportunities identified by their peers.

AHA has released an infographic to help hospitals and health systems communicate the vital role they play in America’s health and their communities.

Staff emotional health and well-being, staff retention and the cost of travel nursing were the top three challenges facing nurse leaders in August, although staff emotional health has improved since last year, according to the latest survey by AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership and Joslin Insight.

Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native adults have higher flu hospitalization rates and lower flu vaccination rates than white adults, according to a report released by the CDC.

Hospitals and health systems are experiencing the most difficult year financially since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the latest annual survey on health care performance trends by Kaufman Hall.

The Biden Administration released a strategy to better prepare and protect the nation from future pandemics and biological threats, and called for Congress to provide $88 billion over five years to help implement the plan. 

CMS released new FAQs to help state Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Programs prepare for the eventual end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. 

The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury today released an updated web form that will replace all existing methods for submitting Notice of Offers to certified Independent Dispute Resolution entities under the No Surprises Act. 

Learn how hospital and health system leaders such as Himanshu Gupta, M.D., director of cardiac imaging for Valley Health System, are identifying patients at risk for heart disease earlier and provi

The international division of America’s Blood Centers recently launched a website to connect blood donors with donation sites. The site also includes donor stories and educational resources on blood donation for teachers and the media.

All hospitals may request a backup controller with modified software for the Heartware Ventricular Assist Device System to use in certain circumstances if the primary controller fails to restart the pump, the Food and Drug Administration announced today.

Medicare open enrollment for 2023 began Saturday and runs through Dec. 7.

The Food and Drug Administration Friday released for comment through Dec. 13 a discussion paper on certain novel drug manufacturing technologies with the potential to increase timely access to drugs.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported the first U.S. monkeypox case in a health care worker since the outbreak began in May. The report describes how an emergency department nurse in Florida was exposed to the virus through a needlestick, and recommends approaches to preventing infections in health care workers.